Forensic/Autopsy Path Position near Raleigh, NC
Greenville, NC
Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION
ECU Health Physicians and ECU Health Medical Center, located in Greenville, North Carolina, are seeking a forensic/autopsy pathologist. Applicants should be board certified in AP or AP/CP and will be expected to obtain Forensic Pathology board certification within one year of hire. Knowledge of principles, practices, techniques, and advances in the field of forensic pathology and medicolegal death investigation is preferred.
Highlights include:
- Employment by ECU Health Physicians – academic employment model
- Hospital privileges at ECU Health Medical Center, a level 1 trauma, 974 bed Academic Medical Center, 2ndlargest in NC
- Established program with two forensic pathologists and one pathologist assistant in the Eastern Regional Autopsy Center in Greenville, North Carolina
- Eastern Regional Autopsy Center completes 600 medical examiner autopsies and 300 external examinations annually
- Center also serves at the autopsy service for ECU Health Medical Center, teaching hospital for the Brody School of Medicine, by completing 80-100 medical autopsies each year
- Assistant or Associate Professor commensurate with qualifications
Job Duties include:
- Performing forensic autopsies and external examinations; performance of hospital autopsies
- Reviewing investigative reports to determine jurisdiction.
- Determination of cause and manner of death, and completion of death certificates
- Preparation and completion of reports of findings in a timely manner
- Provide expert witness testimony in court; consult with prosecution and defense attorneys in preparation for court proceedings
- Participation in the education of medical students, pathology residents, and forensic pathology fellows
ECU HEALTH
ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,708-bed academic health care system serving more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is comprised of 13,000 team members, nine hospitals and a physician group that encompasses over 1,100 academic and community providers practicing in over 185 primary and specialty clinics located in more than 110 locations. The flagship ECU Health Medical Center, a Level I Trauma Center, and ECU Health Maynard Children’s Hospital serve as the primary teaching hospitals for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health and the Brody School of Medicine share a combined academic mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina through patient care, education and research. www.ecuhealth.org
ECU Health Physicians includes an academic practice model (ECU employment) and a community practice model (health system employment). There is shared leadership and shared services to support the overall group and to ensure alignment for clinical care, research, education and strategy.
This innovative structure creates opportunities within ECU Health Physicians ranging from acute to ambulatory, academic practice to community practice, regional to rural, and everything in between.
GREENVILLE, NC
Widely recognized as the thriving cultural, educational, economic and medical hub of eastern North Carolina, Greenville is the 10th largest city in the state with a metropolitan population of nearly 100,000. The Dickinson Avenue Arts District offers a vibrant arts, music, culinary and festival scene in the Uptown Greenville district. Greenville is also home to East Carolina University, the Brody School of Medicine, and Pitt Community College. , Excellent affordability, convenient location and natural resources combined with all of the amenities of a metropolitan university town, Greenville is the perfect place to live, work and play! Find Yourself in Good Company!
- Located inland off of the North Carolina coast, Greenville is 45 miles east of interstate 95, just over an hour to Raleigh, a little over an hour to the pristine beaches of the Crystal Coast of NC
- Home to East Carolina University (ECU), a vibrant university with an annual enrollment of more than 24,000 students
- Numerous waterways and the Greenville Greenway System are perfect for boating, kayaking, fishing, hiking and camping
- Mild climate perfect for year-round outdoor activities
- Cost of living below the national average, diverse and affordable housing and excellent educational opportunities, both public and private
- Investment of more than $500 million in downtown Greenville’s revitalization bringing new restaurants, shops, businesses, and residents to the area
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